THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ST AUGUSTINE EXAMINATIONS OF DECEMBER 2017 Code and Name of Course: BIOL 0100- NI Biology 1 Paper: THEORY Date and Time: Duration: 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has 10 pages and 7 questions. SECTION A Section A has three questions. Answer ALL questions in this section. Answers to this section must be written in this question paper. ey SECTION Section B has four questions. Answer ANY THREE (3) questions in this section. Answers should be written in a SINGLE answer booklet. DO NOT answer more than three (3) questions. aap Write in DARK BLUE or BLACK Ink. All drawings must be done in pencil. The use of non-programmable calculators is allowed in this examination. © The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017SECTION A Answer ALL questions in this section. You must write your answers in the spaces provided in this answer booklet. 1. The diagram below shows a typical plant cell. E ‘micrometres: (@)(i) Identify the structures labelled A to F. A Be 4 B) (© The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017ii) Calculate the magnification of the plant cell in the diagram above using the scale on the diagram. Answer .. 0) (vi) With the aid of the plant cell diagram above and your knowledge make a labelled drawing of structure D in the space below. [4] (©) List TAREE separate differences between a typical prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell. PROKARYOTIC CELL EUKARYOTIC CELL BI ‘Total 15 marks © The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017energy time (@ @ What does X represent in the graph above? (i) Enzymes are biological catalysts. Draw an appropriate line on the graph above to show the energy changes that would take place if an enzyme was present during the reaction. uw (iii) Succinate dehydrogenase is an enzyme found in mitochondria and is involved in respiration. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of succinate into fumarate. State why this is the only reaction the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase can catalyse. (© The University of the West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017(b) The graph below shows the rate of fumarate production at varying concentrations of succinate at optimum temperature and pH with no inhibitors present. z rate of fumarate production/ arbitrary units o concentration of succinate/arbitrary units (@ State what factor is limiting the rate of reaction in the region marked ¥ on the graph above. Use evidence from the graph to support your answer. factor. evidence.........004. (ii) State what factor is limiting the rate of reaction in the region marked Z on the graph. (©) Malonate is a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme succinate dehydrogenase, (@) Explain how a competitive inhibitor like malonate inhibits succinate dehydrogenase, 2 (© The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017i) On the graph in part (b) draw an appropriate line to show the rate of reaction when malonate is present. ira (@ The diagram below represents a water molecule, Water molecules are polar and as a result they attract each other. (@ Draw a second water molecule on the diagram showing the attraction between the two molecules. Your drawing should show: * the bond between the two molecules. © the name of the bond. * the charges on each atom. BI (Gi) Water is important in many biological reactions and systems. Complete the table below by writing the most appropriate letter from the list below next to each description, Each letter can be used only once. A-hydrophilic _B- transpiration _C- hydrophobic D- guttation E-heat capacity _F- hydrolysis, G- heat of vaporization Description Letter The type of reaction that occurs when water is added to break a bond ina molecule. The phosphate group of a phospholipid that readily attracts water molecules (water- loving). ‘The release of water from the leaves of certain plants as water droplets. Energy required to raise temperature of water by 1°C. BI Total 15 marks © The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 20173. Most flowering plants are adapted for pollination by wind or insects. (@) (i) Define the term ‘pollination’, (i) In the space below draw a labelled diagram of a typical insect-pollinated flower. [5] ii) In the table below list THREE differences between insect- pollinated and wind- pollinated flowers. Insect- pollinated flowers ‘Wind- pollinated flowers BI © The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017(b) The coconut palm, Cocos mucifera, has large inflorescences (many flowers on one axis). Explain how the following features of C. nucifera help to ensure cross-pollination. (i) The male flowers mature and wither before the female flowers. (ii) Most of the male flowers are found towards the tips of the inflorescence. iii) Each inflorescence has separate male and female flowers. (©) After pollination, a pollen tube grows through the carpel of the flower. The diagram below shows a longitudinal section through a carpel. (© The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017(i) Name structure labelled A on the diagram. 0) i) Draw a line on the diagram to show the route of growth of a pollen tube through the carpel to structure A. (1) @ State one advantage of cross-pollination rather than self-pollination to a flowering plant. Give your answer based on cross-pollination. Oi) Total 15 marks SECTION B Section B has four questions. Answer THREE (3) questions in this section. Answers should be written in a SINGLE answer booklet 4. (@) @) Draw a labelled tissue diagram of a typical dicotyledonous root in the primary state. (triarch or tetrarch condition). (3) (i) State ONE different function for each of the tissues found in the dicotyledonous root from the outermost tissue to the innermost tissue. (5) (iii) Using a table list two differences in the internal structure between a typical monocotyledonous root and a dicotyledonous root. 2) (©) Describe the PITCHER OR the VENUS FLY TRAP as an example of a modified leaf for trapping insects. (DO NOT ATTEMPT BOTH). [] (OG) List two features of a xerophytic leaf that may help to reduce water loss. 21 i) Outline the meaning of the term ‘tissue’, ca Total 20 marks (© The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 20175. (a) With the aid ofa labelled diagram describe the Calvin eycle for the light independent stage of photosynthesis. [10] (®) () Explain the term ‘limiting factor,’ with respect to photosynthesis. mM (ii) Light is one of the main environmental factors affecting photosynthesis. Name two others. 2 (ii) With the aid of a graph explain how light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis in plants. [5] (iv) Suggest how knowledge of the main environmental factors affecting photosynthesis can be used by farmers/growers to increase crop productivity. 2 Total 20 marks 6. (a) Using annotated drawings ONLY, describe the life cycle of a typical Moss (Bryophyte) {10} OR Describe the life cycle of a typical Coniferophyte like Pine. (DO NOT ATTEMPT BOTH) (b) Draw a fully labelled diagram showing the extemal features of the sporophyte generation of a typical Fern (Pteridophyte). (5) (©) (@ Indicate what is meant by the term homospory’, ia ii) Outline two problems encountered by plants in the transition from the aquatic to the terrestrial environment, 2 (iii) Name the two types of classification used for living organisms. (2) Total 20 marks 7. (a)(i) Make a labelled drawing of the stomatal complex for a dicotyledonous plant. 4] (ii) State the main role of stomata in a plant. (1 (b)(i) Explain the presently accepted mechanism for stomatal opening. [6] Gi) State ONE environmental factor responsible for closing of stomata. re) (©) Clearly distinguish between each of the following terms: (i) essential and non-essential amino acids for humans. Gi) diffusion and active transport. (ii) apoplast and symplast pathways for movement of water. (iv) cohesion and adhesion. {8} Total 20 marks END OF PAPER (© The University ofthe West Indies Course Code BIOL 0100 December 2017